The Plugable 250x Digital USB Microscope is a handy and compact magnifying tool that is ideal for hobbies, crafts, or science projects. This versatile scope can be used both as a handheld device or placed into a flexible arm on a stand for hands-free operation. At the core of the device is a 2MP sensor, capable of capturing 1600 x 1200 images and videos and delivering them to your computer via a USB cable. To deliver perfect brightness and clarity in many lighting conditions, the scope features a built-in LED ring that's situated around the imaging sensor, under a protective polymer diffuser bezel.
Imaging Performance
- 2MP imaging sensor
- Produces still images and video with 1600 x 1200 resolution
- 40 - 250x digital magnification range allows for a multitude of applications from viewing rocks and textiles, to small organisms
- Capacitive touch button for image capture instead of a physical push button because at high magnifications a small bump can cause the head to move—the capacitive button only requires a light touch to snap an image
- Use the software to capture images & video or configure a time-lapse capture
Tether to Your Computer
- Useful for students, collectors, testers, and anyone interested in exploring the microscopic world—Note: Not suitable for use as a document camera
- Tethers to a computer via USB 2.0 port to display images and provide power
- Companion software is available on the manufacturer website that allows finer control of the device&nmdash;or use almost any other video capture software
- Compatible with Windows 10, 8.x, 7, Vista, and XP; macOS and OS X 10.4.2 and above; Linux kernels 2.6.26 and above; Raspberry Pi with Raspbian Jessie (Cheese or GTK+ UVC viewer recommended); all Chrome OS devices with the built-in camera application
- iOS device—iPhones, iPads—are not compatible with external cameras and cannot be used with this microscope
Stand and Illumination
- Large single-speed focus collar
- Flexible gooseneck lets you precisely position it where you want it
- Use handheld or stand-mounted
- Flexible arm can be used to position the scope in any direction
- Suction cup can be used to attach the scope to any flat smooth surface
- Wide base offers a platform for specimens and has linear and angular reference scales
- Four white LEDs on the head, arrayed around the camera, provide variable illumination
- A diffuser evenly distributes light across the object being viewed
UPC: 819927010784